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Matriarchy (Topical Term)

Number of records used in: 12
Preferred form: Matriarchy
Used for/see from:
  • Gynaecocracy
  • Gynarchy
  • Gynecocracy
  • Gynocracy
  • Matriarchal families
See also:

Wu, Q. Female rule in Chinese and English literary utopias, 1995.

Dictionary.com, Mar. 28, 2012 (gynaecocracy or gynecocracy. Also called: gynarchy. government by women or by a single woman)

Urban dictionary, via WWW, Mar. 28, 2012 (gynaecocracy: Rule by females)

The free online dictionary, Mar. 28, 2012 (gynocracy. Variant of gynecocracy; gynecocracy: 1. Government by women. 2. A society ruled by women; gynarchy: Government by women; matriarchy: 1. A social system in which the mother is head of the family. 2. A family, community, or society based on this system or governed by women; matriarchy: 1. a community in which the mother or oldest female is the supreme authority, and descent is traced through the female line. 2. government by females, with one as supreme)

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